Clara Berridge is a social gerontologist who studies power and value tensions in the use of monitoring technologies and algorithmically mediated care. Over the past fifteen years, she has examined ethical and policy implications of a range of technologies across care contexts. Her intervention research (“Let’s Talk Tech”) engages people living with dementia in decision making about how various technologies should be used in their care. Clara’s first research job involved standing at intersections in Philadelphia counting drivers talking on their cell phones back when we weren’t sure if it was a problem. She still enjoys studying questions raised by new technologies, especially through international and interdisciplinary collaborations.
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Clara Berridge, PhD
Associate Professor, University of Washington, School of Social Work (Seattle)
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Publications
Berridge, C., Grigorovich, A. (2022). Algorithmic harms and digital ageism in the use of surveillance technologies in nursing homes. Frontiers in Sociology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsoc.2022.957246
Berridge, C., Zhou, Y., Lazar, A., Porwal, A., Mattek, N., Gothard, S., Kaye, J. (2022). Control matters in elder care technology: Evidence and direction for designing it in. In Designing Interactive Systems Conference (DIS), Australia. ACM, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1145/3532106.3533471
Berridge. C., Ho, A. (2025). Why AI Governance Should be a Focal Issue for Gerontology. The Gerontologist. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnaf234
Berridge, C., Turner, N.T., Lober, W., Demiris, G., Kaye, J. (2025). Sharing patient technology preferences with care networks: stakeholders’ views of the “Let’s Talk Tech” decision aid for dementia care. Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13872877251332659